Project Support Analyst, Global Philanthropy

The Opportunity

Huron helps its clients drive growth, enhance performance, and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. Huron’s GG+A global philanthropy business is one of the world’s pre-eminent philanthropic management consultancies.  We have worked across the world, providing philanthropic counsel to the higher education, not-for-profit, healthcare, arts and cultural sectors. 

Today, we help organizations realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support.  Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising and engagement programmes, seeking to align those programmes with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.

You’ll help our clients by providing a robust, data-informed strategy across the donor journey.

Position Summary

GG+A is a full-service philanthropic management consulting firm with 60 years of industry-defining leadership in helping our clients realize the full potential of their missions through the growth of philanthropic support. Our primary mission is to assist our clients in the substantial improvement and acceleration of their fundraising programs. We seek to align those programs with the institution’s core mission and ensure their sustainability.
GG+A is an international resource for data-driven best practices in all areas of advancement, including fundraising, engagement, communications, and advancement services. We provide counsel to a global constituency of nonprofits, specifically in the areas of higher education, academic medicine/healthcare, independent schools, arts, and culture, select humanitarian institutions, and a range of charities and nonprofit organizations.
GG+A embodies a high-performance and entrepreneurial culture. We are client-centric, rigorous, creative, and data-driven in our practices, and committed to responding swiftly and effectively to client needs and requirements. We offer a challenging environment and seek intelligent, energetic, and self-motivated individuals who are achievement-oriented and have high integrity.

Qualifications

Job Description

The Analyst, Project Support you will provide critical structure for and support the overall vision of assigned projects and data-driven studies. You are responsible for overseeing and directing multiple complex projects at a time, ensuring that these studies are delivered in a timely manner while meeting and exceeding Huron| GG+A standards. .The Analyst, Project Support are typically assigned more complex and higher profile projects, often driven by Practice Area Leaders or Executive Leadership. This is an onsite position.

A successful candidate in this role will have the following credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Experience in higher education, nonprofit, or fundraising required

• Experience and demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint require

• Key Responsibilities of the Role:

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

• Demonstrate Huron| GG+A’s mission, vision and values

• Provide advanced coordination to client team projects under the direction of the lead project Consultant(s); may be asked to manage and oversee the work of Project Managers or Project Associates assigned to the client project team and coordinate the work of other consultants and staff

• Serve as the primary liaison for the client, providing guidance, responding to client questions and concerns, and flagging issues for project lead(s) as appropriate

• Provide administrative support on study projects, including drafting request for materials documents; developing study manuals; assisting in the development of questionnaires; coordinating documents; assisting with itineraries, background, and interview materials; and providing overall coordination of tasks for study projects, which may include directing Project Associates in this work

• Take a leadership role in developing and editing final reports and presentations, assuring the firm's best-in-class quality standards

• Take a leadership role in client data compilation projects, including design of survey instruments, data collection, graphic representation, and report design

• Access appropriate internal and external data via website or other s